As you travel deeper into a maze, your path typically becomes more convoluted. What if we invert this scenario and create a panopticon that brings clarity and visual understanding upon reaching the heart of the labyrinth? From outside, the maze’s cube-like form hides the final reveal behind its 18 foot tall walls. On the inside the walls slowly descend towards the center which concludes with a grand reveal - a 360 degree understanding from where you came and where you shall go.
Name: Big Maze at the National Building Museum
Code: Maze
Date: 08/07/2014
Program: Culture
Status: Completed
Size in M2: 346
Project Type: Commission
Client: National Building Museum
Collaborators: Costar Group, Clark Construction Group, Davis Construction, Glass Construction, Grunley Construction Company, Sigal Construction Corporation, gcs, the Home Depot Foundation, Aceco, Robert Silman Associates, Cumming Construction, vj Associates, Hargrove
Location Text: National Building Museum
Location: (38.9039,-76.9936)
Partners-in-charge : Bjarke Ingels, Kai-uwe Bergmann
Project Leader: Chi-chi Lin
Team: Ziad Shehab, Thea Gasseholm, Annette Miller, Iben Falconer
